Who Are 'Sharper' Star Justice Smith's Parents?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Who are 'Sharper' star Justice Smith's parents? The actor also starred in 'Detective Pikachu,' amongst other motion pictures. Here's what we know.

Katherine Stinson - Author

In the newest Apple TV Plus thriller movie Sharper, Justice Smith performs Tom, the son of a billionaire who in point of fact doesn't wish to be the son of a billionaire. Naturally, he cannot get away who his parents are.

And Tom's need to flee what he used to be born into does not stop interlopers from attempting to rip-off Tom out of his rightful inheritance.

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While Justice has toxic parents in his latest movie, what are his precise parents like? Were additionally they in the leisure industry like Justice? Was he inspired to follow in their occupation footsteps?

Here's what we know about Sharper star Justice Smith's parents.

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Who are Justice Smith's parents?

According to a file from The Famous People, Justice used to be born to two parents who weren't actors themselves. His mom, Duilia Setacci, gave delivery to Justice on Aug. 9, 1995, in Anaheim, Calif. (that makes Justice 27 years previous). Justice's father is Wayne Smith.

Duilia is reportedly a singer, while Wayne is a businessman. Justice has three brothers and 4 sisters. Justice gave the impression to have recognized for years that he sought after to pursue performing, having graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2013.

He recognized as queer on his Instagram web page (you'll apply him @standup4justice), writing in a single 2020 put up that, "As a Black queer man myself, I was disappointed to see certain people eager to say Black Lives Matter, but hold their tongue when Trans/Queer was added. I want to reiterate this sentiment: if your revolution does not include Black Queer voices, it is anti-Black.”

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What else has Justice starred in prior to 'Sharper'?

Remember the classic, feel-good film Detective Pikachu? That was Justice playing Tim, the Pokémon trainer that teams up with Detective Pikachu (voiced by the one and only Ryan Reynolds) to solve the mystery of Tim's missing father.

Detective Pikachu wasn't Justice's first major film role. Back in 2015, he had a role in the film Paper Towns. He also played the character Franklin Webb in the 2018 action-adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

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Justice also has garnered experience in the world of television, appearing in shows like The Thundermans, The Get Down, and more.

He had a recurring role in the main cast of the HBO Max show Generation as the character Chester. Justice has also dabbled in professional modeling, even appearing in a Calvin Klein campaign!

What's next for Justice after 'Sharper'?

Justice is also pretty active on Twitter (he jokes in his Twitter bio that he isn't Will Smith's son). According to his IMDb web page, Justice has a task within the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Young Lust, and I Saw the TV Glow.

While Justice's subsequent projects are nonetheless in pre and post-production, you can catch him in Sharper, which is now to be had to circulate on Apple TV Plus.

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